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Pickles,S vs Merriman,J

2026.02.14 · game 1

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[Event "49th Blackpool Conference"]
[Site "Blackpool ENG"]
[Date "2026.02.14"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Pickles,S"]
[Black "Merriman,J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2213"]
[BlackElo "2243"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz variation"]
[WhiteFideId "3200442"]
[BlackFideId "402362"]
[EventDate "2026.02.13"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. h4 b6
9. Nf4 Qc7 10. a3 h6 11. Rh3 Bb7 12. Rg3 g6 13. Bd3 Nf8 14. Kf1 O-O-O 15. b4 c4
16. Bc2 a6 17. a4 Nb8 18. Be3 Re8 19. Qd2 Nfd7 20. Nh3 Bf8 21. a5 b5 22. Ke2 Nc6
23. Nh2 Qd8 24. Rf3 Ndxe5 25. dxe5 Nxe5 26. Rf4 g5 27. Bb6 Qd7 28. Rd4 Nc6 29.
hxg5 Nxd4+ 30. Qxd4 e5 31. Qg4 h5 32. Qxd7+ Kxd7 33. Bf5+ Kc6 34. Nf3 Bd6 35.
Kd2 Bc8 36. Bxc8 Rxc8 37. Nh4 Rce8 38. Nf5 Bf8 39. Re1 Re6 40. f4 d4 41. fxe5
dxc3+ 42. Kxc3 Re8 43. Nf4 Rg8 44. Nd4+ Kb7 45. Nf3 Be7 46. Rd1 Kc8 47. Nh3 Bd8
48. Bc5 Bc7 49. Bd6 Rd8 50. Nf4 h4 51. Nd5 Bxd6 52. exd6 Kb7 53. Nf6 Rh8 54. Ne5
Rhf8 55. Ne4 Kc8 56. Rh1 Kb7 57. Rxh4 Rfe8 58. Nc5+ Ka8 59. Nxf7 Re3+ 60. Kd2
Rde8 61. d7 Re2+ 62. Kc3 R8e3+ 63. Kd4 Ka7 64. d8=Q Re4+ 65. Nxe4 1-0

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